Active and passive labour market policies in Austria and Hungary

Risak, Martin; Kovács, Erika

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“…In response, the Austrian federal government, in consultation with social partners, adapted the short-time work scheme [ Kurzarbeit ] on 14th March 2020, which allowed struggling companies to reduce working hours temporarily between 10 and 90% rather than lay workers off. Short-time working was agreed for a maximum period of three months to be extended for another three months (Risak, 2020). Likewise, the Austrian government undertook targeted policy measures to provide basic social security and to protect employment (Eurofound, 2021).…”

Section: The Motility Of Posted Workers During Covid-19mentioning

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The motility of posted workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: policies, trends and worker experiences in Austria

Danaj

Kayran

Geyer

2023

IJSSP

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PurposeTo analyse the policies, posting trends and worker experiences during the pandemic, this study uses the concept of motility, i.e. workers' mobility capital, and examines how posted workers' geographical mobility, their access to and conditions of employment and social protection were impacted. The authors discuss how the measures against the pandemic undertaken at the European Union (EU) and national level have affected labour mobility, the impact these measures have had on macro trends of posting to Austria, and lastly, how the pandemic and the actions against it have influenced the lives of posted workers at the individual level.Design/methodology/approachIn this article, the authors focus on the specific case of posting to Austria. The authors ask whether, and if so, how EU and national policies which came about during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the motility of posted workers, and how these workers used their mobility capital in this unfolding context. The authors address the research questions with analyses of EU and national level policies, use administrative data on posting, and individual-level data based on interviews with posted workers and public authorities.FindingsThe authors find that the Austrian government's public health and economic priorities were jointly influential on the motility of cross-border workers. The specific case of the posted workers shed new light on the limits to such a national sovereignty approach when it comes to economic interests in an increasingly interdependent European labour market. This study’s findings show that despite the access provided at the policy levels, the motility of posted workers was also affected by their individual circumstances, or competences, which produced different forms of appropriation.Originality/valueThe authors apply the theoretical framework of motility by studying policy developments through the element of access options and conditions, and the posting trends to Austria and worker experiences at the individual level through the lenses of appropriation and competences. The authors find that while the EU and national public policy in enhancing access options have been successful during the COVID-19 period, amelioration attempts in access conditions have not been realised as observed in our analysis of the competence and appropriation dimensions of the posted workers in Austria. This highlights the need for a more integrated approach in the study of policies by exploring beyond the national and EU level policies and focussing on the implementation and observations at the individual level.

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Section: The Motility Of Posted Workers During Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%